Clouds roll overhead. At the time of writing, the monsoon, having made its turnaround northeastwards over Bangla country, is extended as far as western Nepal. Before long, it will have
It has never been easy to die a Hindu, when you have to contend with your near and dear ones trying to force Ganga jal down your gullet. When you
One American satellite that girdles the globe apparently does more than check out what other countries are hiding in their backyards. It actually, among other things, gives us a night-time
In complete contrast, across the Subcontinental expanse in present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan, there is (or was) Buddhistic art and statuary in abundance but hardly any sensitivity for the Buddha. Unlike
Here is an ad for Pukar, a Bollywood blockbuster I have not seen. Cast: Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Namrata Shirodkar, Danny Dengzongpa. Going by the poster, the plot must involve
It was bound to happen. After gorging himself on all the GK books available in the plush jungle flora and getting some from Bangalore, Koose ("hernia" in one
In the 1960s, a wacky Scotsman calling himself Tues day Lobsang Rampa began marketing Tibet. Claiming to be possessed by a disembodied Tibetan lama, Rampa wrote a series of books
(Welcoming Indian Airlines back to Kathmandu)
Our IA flight from Calcutta to Kathmandu was due to leave early morning. The dawn was soft, a gentle humid air wafting across the
1. The world isn't big enough for two fizzy drinks, so in the interest of downsizing the workforce, Pepsi and Coke have decided to get hitched and form
Nothing has brought out the patrilineal pecking order of South Asians more vividly in recent years than control over the remote control during the World Cup. It is the modern
